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  1. chuck123wapati
    it will be ready on the first full moon of the second month of the third year when the blue wooly tater bug flies south. i apply it with a cold beer! but some good home made Irish whiskey will work also.
  2. chuck123wapati
    I know you make a conditioner let me know how it works in say twenty years the first 7000 years of leather history doesn't show much use of vegetable oils mixes of any kind that i know of and i'm not sold.
  3. chuck123wapati
    just from personal experience, We had a very stringent chemical program at the prison i used to work in. Oils were one of them and aerosols oil products a strict nono. So in an effort to keep the equipment in the kitchens lubed up the inmates would use vegetable cooking oils including olive among others. I can tell you in a few months vegetable oils dry and turn to a hard rubbery glue like substance that requires solvents to remove, it didn't smell to bad so not really rancid but there may be other traits not so good for leather that we need to think about also. I 'm not putting veg oils of any kind on my leather, I've spent far to many hours cleaning it off of stuff. I prefer time tested products and i have tested them for most of my 62 years i have leather products that are 40 years old. i cant see much in history books about using the vegetable oils, I'm sure they did at some point but why they aren't the goto from days gone by has to cause some question about their use in leather work.
  4. chuck123wapati
    Thank you !!
  5. chuck123wapati
    its takes longer than 24 hrs just put some steel wool in a jar cover it with vinegar, put the lid on loose and forget about it for at least a few days it will get stronger the more iron that is dissolved. I have a jar that is over a year old. This stuff has been made for centuries its not rocket science. don't overthink it no need.
  6. chuck123wapati
    i do too i also use natural sponge sometimes for a mottled effect.
  7. chuck123wapati
    Beautiful work!!!! 4th day of bow season here man i wish i were out sneakin around.
  8. chuck123wapati
    thank you, i used a few different stohlman patterns and kind of merged them into one that would fit each sheath with the help of a lightboard. My chisels are very cheap Chinese made that were given to me as a gift. I have been trying to watch and straighten them as i use them but missed once lol. They are just junk soft metal. Thanks guys my tooling is getting a bit better i think anyways.
  9. chuck123wapati
    try applying your shene with an air brush in light multiple applications so you don't get puddling. i had that same problem with the dyes moving with the shene using brushes. beautiful work!!!!
  10. chuck123wapati
    Thanks, i have one more to make for my double bit axe also. thank you.
  11. chuck123wapati
    air locks are to keep wild yeasts out of your wine during fermentation. neither wild yeast or air has any effect on roon. its vinegar, its already been fermented, and iron the process builds some gas so just leave the lid loose.
  12. chuck123wapati
    I figured it was time to make sheaths for a couple of my hawks, getting ready for the hunting season. Tried to make them kinda old looking to go with my Black powder possibles. Note the wonky stitches on the one, that comes from less than good chisels tines bent and i didn't notice. Buy good chisels!!! BTW the background is my sons first endeavor at making buckskin, very proud of his effort it isn't an easy job.
  13. chuck123wapati
    no! just use leather there is no benefit to overthinking this. if you glue and hammer your welts then there ill be no seam for the blade to find. useing plastic wont guarantee this.
  14. chuck123wapati
    You are way overthinking this. Build a knife roll with individual pockets and be done with it. Maybe make it so you can hang it up, eyes on the top at each end. The handles are no bigger than any other knives so not any more of a problem. I have a few tool rolls, my chisels for example have round handles and pose no problem. Shape the sheaths so they resemble the blades for easy identification.
  15. chuck123wapati
    most of Europe was reconstructed back in the 40s 50s our power lines were still intact so they are still here.
  16. chuck123wapati
    excellent would make an awesome scrimshaw tool also.
  17. chuck123wapati
    its great one dry and happy bp pistol!
  18. chuck123wapati
    a snap or retention method is part of the overall design and should be given as much consideration as any other part of your project I couldn't give an answer without knowing what the sheath will look like. I use these. from weaver for alot of my work. for my sheathes that are for black powder or more primitive type look i use an antler button and leather cord. Other sheathes i make i use nothing as the sheath holds the knife tightly enough. one thing to get right is the strap and snap should go together so that the snap wont be pulled open while walking through the brush, example, the picture below the side of the strap with the watch hand on it should face forward so the strap isn't caught by brush and pulled open.
  19. chuck123wapati
    beautiful shootin rig and irons too.
  20. chuck123wapati
    Make sure they or you or whomever beds the new line and compacts it also like Frodo said or the problem will be dug back up in a few years. Most good knowledgeable plumbers will do this some just throw the pipe in the hole. I hate sewer lines and septic systems!
  21. chuck123wapati
    LOL you are right there i gave way to much credit
  22. chuck123wapati
    its the massive inflation brought on by really poor government management of a fake crisis.
  23. chuck123wapati
    lol! Bug a salt rocks! i now have a nice mostly unused "handmade" leather fly swatter.
  24. chuck123wapati
    That is awesome friend
  25. chuck123wapati
    LOL! and you get a really nice box!
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